The Torino Observatory Parallax Program: White Dwarf Candidates

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics

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AA paper, 7 pages, 4 figures

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10.1051/0004-6361:20030421

We present parallax determinations for six white dwarf candidates in the Torino Observatory Parallax Program. The absolute parallaxes are found with precisions at the 2-3 milliarcsecond level. For WD 1126+185 we find a distance incompatible with being a white dwarf, implying an incorrect classification. For WD 2216+484 we find our distance is consistent with a simple DA white dwarf rather than a composite system as previously proposed in the literature. In general it is found that the published photometric distance is an overestimate of the distance found here.

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